Scholten’s Equip. named county’s Small Biz of Year

WHATCOM — At the notice of his nomination for the Small Business of the Year award, Scholten’s Equipment Inc. owner Duane Scholten of Lynden felt shock. That shock struck again last week when Scholten’s name was announced in Ferndale as the Whatcom Business Alliance-sponsored winner. “I started walking up to the front and hand-waved my…